“Madam, the demand for yoga mats has trebled in these past few weeks. Hehe.” The broad grin on the balding head salesman at the neighbourhood sports shop said it all. He added, “All thanks to World Yoga Day,” as he rattled off a long list of options of this highly sought- after product at his store. “China ka maal hai; it will last,” he tempted us. Make in India can wait.

We’re pretty sure that by tomorrow; today, even, his grin would have grown wider. Look around. There’s hot yoga, power yoga, floating yoga, pilates-yoga, fusion yoga; it’s tough to keep track of fads and new-age tweaks that have been added to this humble routine before you are able to wrap up one cycle of Surya Namaskar.